Itching & white patch on scalp, knee pain 11650...India
A 60-year-old female had been battling with persistent itch on her frontal scalp since 2010. On scratching, dry scales would falloff leaving behind a white patch. She underwent a frustrating journey through various treatments spanning 13 years. Homoeopathy from 2011 to 2013, gave little relief. Allopathic treatments between 2014 and 2017, including steroids – both oral and external, only exacerbated the issue, spreading the itch to the back of her head, neck, waistline, below the navel and groin; itching in these areas continued even after stopping the treatment! Seeking solace in a skin specialist in 2022 and a subsequent attempt with yet another dermatologist in Feb 2023 (who prescribed oral Hydroquin) proved futile.
Simultaneously, since 2011 she started having knee pain, due to standing for long as a beautician. She took homoeopathy for a year, various painkillers and did yoga but nothing helped. With time it kept becoming worse; by April 23, she could hardly walk, had difficulty in driving, could not climb stairs and changing position in her sleep would cause severe pain. An orthopaedist treated her condition with a vitamin D injection; this caused a severe reaction, so she stopped it. In May 2023, her condition worsened significantly, hindering her daily activities. But what frustrated her the most was the visible white patch on her frontal scalp, this made her apprehensive about meeting people. This affected both her personal life and her career.
On 6 May 2023, as a last resort, she reluctantly agreed to take vibrionics, first for her bothersome skin condition:
#1. CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic + CC21.3 Skin infections + CC21.7 Fungus…TDS and for external application…BD in coconut oil
When she returned on 20 May, it was discovered that she was irregular with the dosage, took it orally only OD and stopped the external application after a few days! She was warned that she must take the remedy as prescribed and for external application, it was now made in water. Just 10 days later on 30 May, she was excited to report 30-40% relief in dryness and itching in all the affected areas. and the white patch was noticeably smaller.
Within another two weeks on 10 June (see pic), to her utter amazement and great relief, all the skin symptoms were gone without a trace! #1 was tapered down and she stopped it on 20 June.
On 25 June, she returned for treatment of knee pain:
#2. CC3.1 Heart tonic + CC3.7 Circulation + CC10.1 Emergencies + CC12.1 Adult tonic + CC13.1 Kidney & Bladder tonic + CC20.2 SMJ pain + CC20.3 Arthritis + CC20.4 Muscles & Supportive tissue…every 10 minutes for two hours followed by 6TD
By 14 July, she had 50% relief in knee pain and the severe pain in her left leg, while changing posture during sleeping, was completely gone. However, she was now having burning sensation in both her knees. #2 was enhanced to:
#3. CC18.5 Neuralgia + #2…every 10 minutes for two hours followed by 6TD and for external application…BD in water
The following day there was 75% relief in burning sensation, and in another three days, the knee pain was 75% better. A week later, on 25 July, #3 was reduced to TDS. On 15 Aug, she complained of pain in shoulder joints & back. #3 was enhanced to:
#4. CC12.4 Autoimmune diseases + #3…TDS
By 21 Sept, the burning sensation was gone. Pain in knees, shoulder and back was 90% better and this progressed to 100% by 20 Oct. At a review on 31 Dec, #4 was reduced to BD which she continues to date. As of Feb 2024, there has been no recurrence of any symptom. She remains grateful to vibrionics and has been referring her friends to the practitioner.